MAP (particularly the National Directorate of Livestock and Veterinary Services) benefited from various capacity building trainings, and improved capacity on animal disease diagnosis, prevention and control.

Activities implemented:

Developed animal disease surveillance and passive reporting system in Timor-Leste.

Created national and district animal investigation teams in 13 districts equipped with essential equipment and relevant trainings.

Developed a vaccination strategy for classical swine fever, including the operational budget and technical support of its implementation in the field.

Established and equipped a diagnostic veterinary laboratory.

Impact:

Timor-Leste now has the human assets, technical knowledge and facilities to undertake active and passive disease surveillance for HPAI and other important diseases.

The project improved public awareness for early detection and reporting of HPAI and other emerging infectious diseases.

Training provided by the project has significantly improved the MAF’s veterinary service capacities.